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The gas leak was serious
87.2 4 4 The gas leak was serious 89.3
8 9.3
87.2
The painting was so unusual as
enough for the police
It was very kind of you to come.
2 2 It was very kind of you to come. enough for the police to to 1 1 The painting was so unusual as
It's important for you to take evacuate the building. / The gas to seem almost a joke, or The
evacuate the building. / The gas
to seem almost ajoke. or The
3 3 It's important for you to take
for
some exercise every day. leak was sufficiently serious for painting was so unusual that
leak was sufficiently serious
painting was so unusual that it it
some exercise every day.
It was wrong of you to ride
the police to evacuate the
seemed almost a joke.
4 4 It was wrong of you to ride the police to evacuate the seemed almost a joke.
The difference between the
your bike across Mr Taylor's building. 2 The difference between the
building.
your bike across Mr Taylor's
garden. 88.3 figures was so negligible as to to
figures was so negligible as
garden.
It was greedy of you to take the
be insignificant. or The
5 5 It was greedy of you to take the 88.3 be insignificant, or The
Example sentences:
Examplesentences:
figures
last cake. The price is too high (for most difference between the figures
difference between the
last cake.
It is unacceptable for 2 2 The price is too high (for most was so negligible that it was
6 6 It is unacceptable for to afford. was so negligible that it was
people) to afford.
newspapers to publish this kind people) insignificant.
insignificant.
newspapers to publish this kind
The pieces of wood were too
3 3 The pieces of wood were too
of story. long to fit into the car. 3 Ww The council has been
The council has been so so
of story.
It was careless of you to drop
cooperative as to let me employ
7 7 It was careless of you to drop long to fit into the car. cooperative as to let me employ
My grandfather thought he
4 4 My grandfather thought he
all those plates. was too old to learn about five people, or The council has
five people. or The council has
all those plates.
It isn't necessary for you to
oo
been so cooperative that they
8 It isn't necessary for you to was too old to learn about been so cooperative that they
computers.
have all these books at the start computers. (have) let me employ five
(have) let me employ five
have all these books at the start
After her long journey, she was
of your course. 5 After her long journey, she was people.
people.
of your course.
too tired to tell us about her
too tired to tell us about her
The music was played so softly
87.3 holiday. 4 The music was played so softly
holiday.
87.3
as to be nearly inaudible, or or
as to be nearly inaudible.
similar meaning
1 1 similar meaning 88.4 The music was played so softly
The music was played so softly
a Mike does it well; Mike 88.4
2 2 a Mike does it well; b b Mike Example sentences: that it was nearly inaudible.
that it was nearly inaudible.
is very kind. Examplesentences:
is very kind.
The higher the temperature,
a
They want to rent it out very
8 9.4
3 3 a They want to rent it out very 2 2 The higher the temperature, 89.4
the greater the demand for
the greater the demand for
They are worried
much; b b They are worried ice cream. 1 1 Not so loud ... they're not such
Not so loud ... they're not such
much;
about renting it out. ice cream. bad neighbours
bad neighbours
about renting it out.
The more courses a meal has,
3 The more courses a meal has,
wanted as much as £60,000 for
similar meaning
4 4 similar meaning the more expensive it becomes. 2 2 wanted as much as £60,000 for
the more expensive it becomes.
= I think that he will win;
a
5 5 a =I think that he will win; it, but £50,000 was as high
it, but £50,000 was as high as as
The bigger the European Union
4 The bigger the European Union
= He thinks that he will win.
we could go.
b b = He thinks that he will win. we could go.
gets, the more inevitable will be
gets, the more inevitable will be
How large a garage have you
between the
87.4 differences between the 3 How large a garage have you
differences
but that's not too big a
87.4
got
busy preparing
1 1 busy preparing member countries. got... ... but that's not too big a
member countries.
problem.
The better the party the night
We think it unlikely
2 2 We think it unlikely 5 The better the party the night problem.
It's not such a beautiful garden
4 4 It's not such a beautiful garden
for him
difficult it is
before, the more
3 3 for him before, the more difficult it is
... a huge tree as little as
... a huge tree as little as 3 3
worth seeing
to get up in the morning.
4 4 worth seeing to get up in the morning. metres
metres
I'm not so sure ... in the car for
5 I'm not so sure ... in the car for
as much as 3 hours
as much as 3 hours
88 89
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT 88 UNIT 89
89.5
89.5
88.1 89.1 Example sentences:
89.1
88.1
Examplesentences:
as normal a life as
wider
2 2 wider 2 2 as normal a life as The weather was so hot that
2 2 The weather was so hot that
most forceful ('most not as beautiful a house as or
3 3 most forceful (‘most 3 3 not as beautiful a house as or the road surfaces were melting.
the road surfaces were melting.
confident' is also possible) not such a beautiful house as as 3 3 The music was so loud that it
not such a beautiful house
The music was so loud that it
confident’ is also possible)
not such well-behaved children
more alike
OMANDNFS everyone in the room.
4 more alike 4 4 not such well-behaved children hurt my ears.
hurt my ears.
likelier / more likely
5 likelier / more likely as as 4 4 I was so happy that I hugged
I was so happy that I hugged
commonest / most common
not as popular a president as or
6 commonest / most common 5 not as popular a president as or everyone in the room.
more confident
7 more confident not such a popular president as as
not such a popular president
not as major an issue in the
more complex
8 more complex 6 not as major an issue in the
hottest
9 hottest town as or not such a major 90
town as or not such a major
UNIT
UNIT 90
more simple / simpler
10 10 more simple / simpler issue in the town
issue in the town as as
90.1
88.2 89.2 90.1 /
89.2
88.2
as many as
Young adults aren't informed
2 2 Young adults aren't informed 1 1 as many as 2 2/
I have just bought
3 3 I have just bought
as much as
enough about politics to vote.
enough about politics to vote. / / 2 2 as much as He speaks five languages
Young adults aren't sufficiently 3 3 as few as 4 4 He speaks five languages
as few as
Young adults aren't sufficiently
fluently.
as little as
informed about politics to vote. 4 4 as little as fluently.
informed about politics to vote.
Jenny has recently been
5 5 Jenny has recently been
The company felt confident
as many as
3 3 The company felt confident 5 5 as many as appointed
enough about its new product 6 6 as much as appointed
as much as
enough about its new product
6 6 / /
100 new
(for it) to take on over
(for it) to take on over 100 new 7 7 / /
employees. / The company felt
employees. / The company felt
He had never been to London
confident about its 8 8 He had never been to London
sufficiently
sufficiently confident about its before.
new product (for it) to take on before.
new product (for it) to take on
Susan soon became bored
over 100 new employees. 9 9 Susan soon became bored
over 100 new employees.
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